A Horizon Drive also referred to as a Warp Drive, is a powerful  FTL (Faster Than Light) engine that allows starships to traverse the galaxy at immense speeds by warping space around itself.

The Horizon Drive is an artificial Black Hole contained at the core of a ship, the Black Hole has energy dense properties that can bend and warp space.

Any ship that wishes to travel between stars, relies on this technology do so.

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